Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Paderbornensis

Metropolitanerzbistum Paderborn
Paderborn Cathedral
Location
Country Germany
TerritoryPaderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia
Ecclesiastical provincePaderborn
Statistics
Area14,750 km2 (5,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
4,856,342
1,596,405 (32.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established799
CathedralPaderborn Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Kilian
St. Liborius
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopUdo Marcus Bentz
Auxiliary BishopsMatthias König, Josef Holtkotte
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
erzbistum-paderborn.de

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Paderbornensis) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn.[1][2] It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930. In 1930, it was promoted to an archdiocese. From 1281 until 1802, the Bishopric of Paderborn (German: Fürstbistum Paderborn) was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Paderborn" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016